| Moderate (moderate) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Mod"er*ate |
| [L.
moderatus, p. p. of moderate, moderati, to
moderate, regulate, control, fr. modus measure. See
Mode.] |
Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable
limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited;
restrained
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| Moderate (moderate) |
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| n. | |
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| Mod"er*ate |
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One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century,
and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church
government, in discipline, and in doctrine.
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| Moderate (moderate) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Mod"er*ate |
| [imp. ***
p. p. Moderated (?)] p. pr. *** vb.
n. Moderating.] |
To restrain
from excess of any kind] to reduce from a state of violence,
intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to
lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to
moderate rage, action, desires, etc.; to moderate heat
or wind.
To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a
public meeting; as, to moderate a synod.
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| Moderate (moderate) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Mod"er*ate |
|
To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the
wind has moderated.
To preside as a moderator.
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